"Lipoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A benign tumor composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It can be surrounded by a thin layer of connective tissue (encapsulated), or diffuse without the capsule.
| Descriptor ID |
D008067
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.550.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Lipoma- Lipoma
- Lipomas
- Lipomata
- Lipomatas
- Fatty Tumor
- Fatty Tumors
- Tumor, Fatty
- Tumors, Fatty
Lipoma, Pleomorphic- Lipoma, Pleomorphic
- Lipomas, Pleomorphic
- Pleomorphic Lipoma
- Pleomorphic Lipomas
- Atypical Lipoma
- Atypical Lipomas
- Lipoma, Atypical
- Lipomas, Atypical
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Parosteal ossifying lipoma: CT and MR findings. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1993 Jan-Feb; 17(1):147-50.